The Language of Movement: Choreographer, puljaljuyan pakaleva

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puljaljuyan pakaleva, a member of the Paiwnese people, was born in 1972 in the Jialan Village of Jinfong Township, Taitung. In 1995, he was selected by choreographer Lo Man-fei to present a solo performance, and thereafter, started his professional career as a dancer, collaborator, and choreographer at Cloud Gate Dance Theater, Cloud Gate 2, and Martha Graham Dance Company. puljaljuyan pakaleva explores the origins of indigenous culture in his work, and redefines both the form and content of choreography with startling originality. His works have constructed a personal vocabulary of the human body, and created parallels between indigenous dance and our contemporary moment. In his dance pieces, he closes the gap between art and life, and strikes a remarkable balance between the common and the sublime.


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puljaljuyan pakaleva, a member of the Paiwnese people, was born in 1972 in the Jialan Village of Jinfong Township, Taitung. In 1995, he was selected by choreographer Lo Man-fei to present a solo performance, and thereafter, started his professional career as a dancer, collaborator, and choreographe